Life Unedited - The Thinker

FIREFIGHTERS: CDC/NIOSH CANCER STUDY:Turnout Coats, and Cancer are they connected?  Is Turnout Clear the answer?Special Co-Host - Bill Young Guests:Bill Banks, Business Manager for Fire Tec; website www.firetec.comCindy Ell, President, and Founder of the Firefighter Cancer Foundation - www.ffcancer.orgPlease Note – The first 15 minutes of the show features Intelagard president Dennis Smagac discussing the many other benefits/studies done on EasyDECON DF200/Turnout Clear. CDC released a study on Firefighters being at higher risk for certain cancers compared to civilians. The NIOSH study is the most extensive most comprehensive review to date. www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/ffcancerstudy.htmlThe study ran from 1950 through 2010—the Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco fire departments were the primary base for the study. The report showed conclusively that firefighters contract cancer at a far higher rate than the general public.